By Aaron
Torres
KELOWNA,
BC- Just one night after the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks
won a 1-0 game in Kenai, their sister team fell in defeat by
the same manner.
Thomas
Hoenshell pitched 7 2/3 innings of brilliant ball, but gave
up three straight hits to his last three batters, the final
an RBI single to Dwight Tanaka as the Goldpanners fell 1-0
in the third game of a three game set to the Kelowna
Falcons, in Kelowna, BC.
Colt
Farrar got the win for Kelowna, and was equally impressive
on the mound, scattering six hits in a complete game effort
for the home team.
Despite
Farrar’s dominance, the Goldpanners had their chances
offensively, but ran themselves out of several big
opportunities to score.
The top of the 5th inning started with both
Austin Wooldridge and Taylor Hunter reaching. But just as
quickly there were two outs, as Wooldridge was gunned down
at third on a failed sacrifice bunt attempt, and Hunter
caught stealing a pitch later. Tristan Metcalf started out
the 8th inning with a single, but was then picked
off by Farrar.
Maybe,
the best chance for the Goldpanners came in the 7th
inning, one in which they didn’t even get a hit. Mykal
Stokes and Wooldridge both reached base by error, but with
one out, Farrar got the next two batters to strike out,
ending the threat.
Hoenshell was the hard luck loser, as he gave up just four
hits, and the one earned run, striking out five. Derek
Speigner came out to get the final Kelowna out of the 8th
inning.
After
taking two of three games in Kelowna, the Midnight Sun
Goldpanners will be back on the road Thursday morning, as
they head back to the United States to play the Spokane
RiverHawks in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho.
Game
time is set for 7:00 p.m. Continue to check
www.goldpanners.com for
continuing coverage.
